Events
Plan your trip to campus and join us for your favorite annual events
Centennial Celebration: Sept. 2023-Sept. 2024
EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Theatre Productions
ASI Lecture Series
Bison Days
Black & Gold Days
Campus Life Concerts
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The Campus Activities Board (CAB) welcomes a variety of musicians to campus. Past artists have included Ben Rector, Sara Bareilles, Pentatonix, NeedtoBreathe and others.
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Visit campus for a whole weekend or for a single day to experience life on campus.
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Students, faculty and staff are invited to read a book together and engage in conversation both in and out of the classroom.
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Experience the power of live theatre as a talented faculty and staff guide students through the process of creating art and entertainment on a grand scale.
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Share in this exciting day with your December graduates as we celebrate their academic achievements.
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Stampede is a required orientation program for all new freshmen and transfer students. You'll get to know other new students, friends and teachers.
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Join social clubs, alumni and organizations in fellowship before all home football games!
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The Faculty Technology Showcase provides the opportunity for faculty to share innovative teaching technologies that enhance teaching and student learning.
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Visit campus on Family Weekend to experience Harding with your students or future students.
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The Organizations Fair is an opportunity to learn about all campus organizations and discover opportunities to share their interests.
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Join us for the annual lighting ceremony on the front lawn with a countdown at the end of which more than 100,000 LED lights will illuminate the campus.
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Enjoy connecting with old friends and classmates for reunions, tailgating and the homecoming musical for a weekend of spirit and camaraderie.
FALL 2023 EVENTS
Aug. 17-20: Stampede
Aug. 21: Fall classes begin
Various Saturdays: Football Tailgates
Sept. 15-16: Family Weekend
Sept. 24-27: Bible Lectureship
Nov. 2-4: Homecoming
Nov. 27: Campus Lighting
Dec. 16: Graduation
SPRING 2024 EVENTS
Jan. 8: Spring Classes begin
Feb. 23-24: Bloom Conference
TBD: Preacher's Conference
March 4-8: Spring Break
March 28-30: Spring Sing
April 8: Total Solar Eclipse
May 4: Commencement
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Spring Sing is a Harding tradition featuring the talent of the departments of theatre and music with student-directed social club parodies competing for charity contributions.
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Share in this exciting day with your graduates as we celebrate their academic achievements.
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Searcy's longest running community theatre program. Join us for fine dining, friends and fantastic theatre with three new productions every summer.
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Through labs, lectures, films and discussion, participating youth will become more prepared, confident and equipped with the necessary tools to preserve the traditions and ideals upon which America was founded.
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Summer orientation program, Bison Bound, is required of all incoming new freshmen and transfer students to prepare for the first semester on campus.
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Uplift is a summer camp for students entering the 7th grade through graduating seniors. Students go to classes with guest speakers, with plenty of time devoted to recreation and entertainment as well.
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Harding Honors Symposium is a two-week academic program on the Searcy campus designed to challenge, encourage, and uplift high school students who are in their junior year.
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Camp Tahkodah is about faith, fun and friendship. It is a place to be outdoors and enjoy nature and to grow with people who love the Lord and are living daily for Him.
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Honor Choir offers five days of advanced work in choral music and related fields, including music literature, sight-reading, and group voice instruction.
SUMMER 2024 EVENTS
June & July: Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre
TBD: National Leadership Forum
June: Uplift
Sessions in June, July and August: Bison Bound
Sessions in June & July: Honors Symposium
Sessions in June & July: Camp Tahkodah
TBD: Honor Choir
Learn more about Summer Camps and Summer School!